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Most educated, Kansas counties · 2000

Kansas counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 ACS). This list covers the 105 counties in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990

01Johnson County, KSKS636,90647.7%+18%

02Douglas County, KSKS120,92042.7%+11%

03Riley County, KSKS72,59840.5%+18%

04Ellis County, KSKS29,07529.2%+25%

05Shawnee County, KSKS178,60726.0%+17%

06Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43325.4%+15%

07Thomas County, KSKS7,72525.0%+59%

08Crawford County, KSKS39,00823.9%+28%

09Leavenworth County, KSKS84,59023.1%−4%

10Scott County, KSKS4,81523.0%+67%

11Lyon County, KSKS32,26623.0%+7%

12Harvey County, KSKS33,58023.0%+13%

13Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,18622.7%+46%

14McPherson County, KSKS30,06422.2%+27%

15Clark County, KSKS1,90022.1%+26%

16Pawnee County, KSKS5,99121.8%+31%

17Pratt County, KSKS9,11721.0%+8%

18Barber County, KSKS4,08321.0%+63%

19Butler County, KSKS69,48420.4%+20%

20Saline County, KSKS53,37720.4%+15%

21Coffey County, KSKS8,46720.1%+49%

22Hodgeman County, KSKS1,61919.7%+14%

23Meade County, KSKS3,85219.6%+15%

24Chase County, KSKS2,57219.6%+44%

25Miami County, KSKS36,24019.4%+47%

26Brown County, KSKS9,10419.0%+53%

27Kiowa County, KSKS2,43218.9%+29%

28Lane County, KSKS1,50818.5%+4%

29Gove County, KSKS2,63118.4%+35%

30Stafford County, KSKS4,00518.4%+12%

31Cowley County, KSKS34,38218.3%+22%

32Cloud County, KSKS8,83318.0%+30%

33Atchison County, KSKS16,17218.0%+35%

34Jefferson County, KSKS18,29617.9%+33%

35Marion County, KSKS11,63417.9%+20%

36Ness County, KSKS2,61717.9%+45%

37Kingman County, KSKS7,02917.8%+49%

38Bourbon County, KSKS14,31917.8%+27%

39Morton County, KSKS2,47017.6%+9%

40Rice County, KSKS9,26617.5%−6%

41Logan County, KSKS2,66117.5%+10%

42Haskell County, KSKS3,59917.5%+31%

43Stevens County, KSKS4,98417.5%+24%

44Lincoln County, KSKS2,86117.4%+50%

45Graham County, KSKS2,37117.4%+23%

46Greeley County, KSKS1,18217.4%+4%

47Hamilton County, KSKS2,50017.4%+35%

48Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,01817.3%+38%

49Reno County, KSKS61,53917.3%+16%

50Wallace County, KSKS1,44117.2%+38%

51Geary County, KSKS36,33817.1%+17%

52Stanton County, KSKS1,98616.9%−0%

53Mitchell County, KSKS5,59016.9%+7%

54Smith County, KSKS3,56616.7%+68%

55Russell County, KSKS6,58116.7%+19%

56Barton County, KSKS24,79016.6%+22%

57Franklin County, KSKS26,29916.5%+28%

58Clay County, KSKS7,99016.5%+24%

59Ford County, KSKS33,99316.4%−9%

60Rush County, KSKS2,84516.4%+43%

61Ellsworth County, KSKS6,25716.4%+28%

62Ottawa County, KSKS5,74416.3%+16%

63Gray County, KSKS5,65216.3%+29%

64Edwards County, KSKS2,64016.3%+24%

65Phillips County, KSKS4,72816.1%+47%

66Morris County, KSKS5,34816.0%+28%

67Montgomery County, KSKS30,17716.0%+17%

68Cheyenne County, KSKS2,60416.0%+20%

69Rawlins County, KSKS2,43115.9%+11%

70Sheridan County, KSKS2,42715.9%+20%

71Labette County, KSKS19,68515.9%+31%

72Sumner County, KSKS22,31215.7%+39%

73Osborne County, KSKS3,28515.5%+42%

74Wichita County, KSKS2,03115.5%+24%

75Jackson County, KSKS13,43815.4%+48%

76Decatur County, KSKS2,71615.4%+13%

77Norton County, KSKS5,28815.4%+20%

78Rooks County, KSKS4,64615.4%+40%

79Grant County, KSKS7,02815.2%+12%

80Allen County, KSKS12,30215.2%+22%

81Dickinson County, KSKS18,63715.2%+27%

82Washington County, KSKS5,53315.2%+36%

83Comanche County, KSKS1,67315.1%+2%

84Neosho County, KSKS15,63715.0%+30%

85Kearny County, KSKS3,88815.0%+20%

86Sherman County, KSKS5,76315.0%+20%

87Republic County, KSKS4,64014.9%+45%

88Doniphan County, KSKS7,59414.8%+52%

89Nemaha County, KSKS10,05414.6%+19%

90Greenwood County, KSKS5,82614.5%+40%

91Osage County, KSKS15,69314.3%+54%

92Finney County, KSKS37,50514.3%−1%

93Trego County, KSKS2,74014.0%+17%

94Harper County, KSKS5,37014.0%+28%

95Jewell County, KSKS2,83013.8%+18%

96Seward County, KSKS21,07313.6%+17%

97Marshall County, KSKS9,85213.2%+30%

98Linn County, KSKS9,95012.7%+22%

99Chautauqua County, KSKS3,32112.3%+16%

100Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59712.0%+16%

101Anderson County, KSKS8,01811.7%+44%

102Woodson County, KSKS3,11811.4%+36%

103Cherokee County, KSKS19,10511.3%+9%

104Wilson County, KSKS8,29910.9%−4%

105Elk County, KSKS2,45810.6%+1%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS